Konami's 1986 racing cabinet had no business going this hard with its Yamaha YM2151 soundtrack. WEC Le Mans 24's music is pure mid-'80s arcade adrenaline, all bright FM synth leads screaming over driving rhythms. Highway Killer is this relentless track that makes you feel like you're actually tearing through the French countryside at illegal speeds.
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Garaxian Express has this spacey momentum to it, and the arrange version on this release expands it into something genuinely cinematic. Hello Angel opens the whole thing with a melodic warmth that catches you off guard for a racing game.
The DNA Be Rocks performances give everything this live-band energy. Anyone who grew up feeding quarters into Konami racing cabs will feel this one immediately.